The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-15
GEORGIA.

a COTTON Gin IN hanOOlpn county.
GEORGIA
THE dummy engines and coaches have
been unloaded and will soon be running
through the streets of Rome.
Charles Cooper, of Cooperville, plays
upon violin that is 1877 wears old, or
as the inscription inside has it, "Fdciebdi
ammo, 1920"
DIR. Young ]. Allen, missionary to China
is in Georgia on visit, this being the second
he has made since going TO his far-off mis-
sionary field in 1859.
Maj. j. c. Mcdonald. one of Rome's most
prominent and best known citizens will
move with his family to Quitman about
Jan. l. A bronchial affection causes him
to make the change.
A barn belonging to Wash Marley was
burned on his Pike county plantation on
Sunday morning. The house was filed with
hay and fodder, and the loss is between $500
and $500. The fire is supposed to be of in
cendiary origin, and arrests may follow.
At Milledgeville on Tuesday the follow
ing verdict was rendered: 1--WE, the jurors
sworn to hold an inquisition over the dead
body of Joe Milliner, now lying before us,
find that Joe Milliner came to his death
from the effects of a gum shot from and by
the hands of Lewis Askew, and we further
find that the killing was murder"
w. F. DewbeITy, of Forsyth, reports that
about two weeks ago a dog affected with
rabies attacked and bit large SOW belong
ing to him, and also one belonging to a ne
gro living near ham. On Saturday morning
last both sows manifested symptoms of
rabies, and on Sunday his SOW was so rabid
that he had her killed. The rabid dog also
bit other dogs in the neighborhood
The North Georgia Poultry Show opened
uslp
fine, and crows, cackles, quaclzs and gobbes
are heard from the Threats of the best bred
fowls in the country. The attendance for
the first day was very good, and larger
crowds are looked for as the show pro-
crosses. The show is due to the enterprise
of A. F. Ross, the great Jersey cattle man
of North Georgia
The branch OF the Young Mems Christian
Association located at Rome, has had new
life infused into it by the recent convention
of Southern Secretaries held at that place.
About $4,000 has been subscribed by the
citizens, which insures a solid basis for next
years work. Col John T.. Graves was
elected President of the Assc citation, and
has an able and earnest corps of officers and
directors to assist him.
James Gibson, of Mcintosh county, had
his ankle and foot badly crushed by a tree
ne felled last week. In falling it lodged
against another, and the butt glanced
quickly from the stump, catching his foot
and ankle under it, mangling the flesh,
eating the tendons and grinding the bone
to fragments d. Morgan, of cambridge,
and DIR, Nicholson, of Altapulgus, ampu.
tated the crushed limb, and the wounded
patient is doing well.
At WavcroSs mass meeting was held at
the court house Tuesday night to nominate
a municipal ticket and take action on the
free school bill. w H. Miller was chair
man The object of the meeting was ex-
planned by Col j. L. Sweat A committee
from the opposing side of the question met
for consideration and harmonizing. The
following ticket was nominated: For Mayor,
Dr. b. F. Williams; for Aldermen, A. Ben
nett, T. H. Norton, S. F. Miller and G. r.
Goumans.
The steam ginnery of Isham Weaver, one
mile from Cuthbert, situated at the ''Y ~
was burned last night. Everything con-
nected with the building is a complete loss,
including a lot of new and valuable ma
chinery. Several bushels of cotton seed
were in the house, and at a late hour Tues
day was still burning Nothing definite can
be gathered as to the origin of the fire,
though the proprietor thinks it was in
csndiary. Insurance to the amount of s., 500
in the Hope Company, of New Orleans
At cambridge Hon. D. A Russell met
with serious accident Friday night. In a
playful mood he slipped off from some
friends and ran down past the Sharon
house Encountering a chair sitting care
lessly on the sidewalk, it tripped and threw
him heavily on the pavement. breaking his
collar bone. Hon. A. l.. Hanes, who was
endeavoring to catch him, was tripped by
the same chair, and received several severe
bruises on his face and arms. DIR. w. E.
Hunter dressed the wounds of Mr. Russell.
who, though the broken bone is quite incon-
venient and annoying, is doing quite well,
but grunts awfully.
A public meeting of the subscribers to the
street railroad was held in the court house
at Covington last Tuesday evening. The
meeting was strictly a business one, and
the matter was put in a business shape.
committees were appointed on subscrlp-
ton, charter, and to secure right of way
About $500 has been subscribed, which is
more than is necessary to build the road to
the depot, but not enough to extend the line
to Oxford. The committees on subscription
and right of way will confer with the citi-
zens and authorities of Oxford as soon as
possible, and ascertain what aid and privi-
leges they will extend the enterprise.
Griffin Net0s: A gentleman of this city
relates an anecdote Of Christmas experience
that illustrates phase of negro character
During the couple of weeks at the close of
last year his business required the extra
services of a negro boy not otherwise en-
ployed. Christmas came and the boy
handed his employer bundle, saying that
1t was Christmas present The gentleman
took it and being busy laid it aside with
out looking at it, but few days later was
rather taken aback by finding it was
pair of &c. socks. He forgot about the
incident until New Years day, when he
paid the boy off and discharged him; but he
still fingered and finally said, BOSS, / guy
you Christmas present, what you gwine
TO give me for New Year'sg' His boss took
down the socks, again nicely rolled up, and
handed them to him The boy unroIled
them, looked at them moment and cast a
reproachful glance at the white man, but
left without saying a word.
Wrightsville Headlight: If Ignorance
is bliss" we have some of the happiest peo-
pie in johnson county of any other county
on earth. For instance: Some time ago
DIR. j. w. Flanders, prominent physician
of our town, was summoned TO see patient
several miles in the country. On arriving
he found his patient to be young woman
threatened with an attack of fever, on the
discovery of which the learned NJ d. filed
several cap ules with quinine, and
leaving instructions with the nurse,
an elderly lady, about the time
to give the medicine, ETC., he departed. A
few days later he again visited his patient,
now greatly improved-almost well, in fact.
Tarrying few minutes he arose to leave
1xhar. old loIt ba,. l.